Students Ride Orwell Express

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Students Ride Orwell Express

Kids considering shooting spitballs on school buses in Scottsdale had better think twice. The school district is using GPS, student identification system, digital video recording and WiFi to track everything that happens on its buses.

National Scientific Corporation integrated the technologies into the Travado IBUS technology, which records the students riding each bus, where the buses go, as well as recording video. So much for "what happens on the bus, stays on the bus."

Video is wirelessly downloaded at the bus depot and relayed to the school district. Records are maintained of where students got on and off the buses.

While this provides extensive information to parents and administrators looking to monitor student behaviors or recreate a crime scene, I think I just heard George Orwell rolling over in his grave. Remember kids, don't forget your pencils, passwords, and RFID tags!